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title: Emarsys (Ouath) - How do I link my account?
sidebarTitle: Emarsys (Ouath)
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# Overview

To authenticate with Emarsys (Ouath), you need two key pieces of information:
1. **Client ID** - A unique identifier for your client.
2. **Client Secret** - A confidential key used to authenticate the identity of the application (client).

This guide will walk you through obtaining these credentials within Emarsys.

### Prerequisites:

- You must have an account with Emarsys.
- You must be an account owner to create new API credentials.

### Instructions:

#### Step 1: Requesting API credentials
1. Login to your **Emarsys account**.
2. Naviagate to **Management > Security Settings**.
<img src="/integrations/all/emarsys-oauth/security_settings.png"/>
3. Under **Security Settings**, click on the **Create API Credentials** button, then click on **OpenID Connect** button on the **Create API Credentials** modal 
<img src="/integrations/all/emarsys-oauth/modal.png"/>
- By selecting the **OpenID Connect** option, API credentials are created with OpenID Connect authentication, using OAuth 2.0 and JSON Web Token (JWT) technologies.
<img src="/integrations/all/emarsys-oauth/credentials.png"/>
- You also need to grant permissions by enabling the status to the specific permission in the permissions table, within the **API Credentials** page of the created **API Credentials**.
<img src="/integrations/all/emarsys-oauth/permissions.png"/>
#### Step 2: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have both the **Client ID** and **Client Secret**:
1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Emarsys (Ouath).
2. Enter the **Client ID** and **Client Secret** in their designated fields.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.


<img src="/integrations/all/emarsys-oauth/form.png" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }}/>

You are now connected to Emarsys (Ouath).
 